Divorce Statistics2014
48%
Almost half of divorces in 2012 involve children under 16 years.
England and Wales (ONS, 2014)
United Kingdom (ONS, 2013e)
236,000
people divorced in 2012England and Wales (ONS, 2014)
England and Wales (ONS, 2013)
42%of marriages end in divorce
40-44is the mostcommon agebracket for divorceEngland and Wales (ONS, 2014)
65%England and Wales (ONS, 2014)
of divorceswere on petitonof the wife
England and Wales (ONS, 2014)
Of every divorce in 2011:
in 71% of cases it was the first divorce for both partners
in 19% one party had been divorced previously
in 9% of cases, both had divorced previously
If one or both partners remarrying they have a 31% chance of divorce, compared to 45% if it is both partners’ first time. Note: There isn’t consensus on this issue. England and Wales (Benson,2013)
Second marriages are more likely tobe successful than first marriages.
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We understand that when a marriage breaks down, dealing with the divorce and separation is difficult and is often very distressing. As well as dealing with the emotional fallout from the breakdown of your relationship there may also be issues surrounding children and the division of your financial assets.
England and Wales (ONS, 2013)
of marriagesare expected toend in divorce bythe 20th weddinganniversary
34% Having children or staying childless hasno clear effect onrisk of divorceEngland and Wales (ONS, 2014)
Since 2000the percentage of marriages endingin divorce appears to be falling. Thisis likely to be because people aregetting married at older ages andare increasingly cohabiting beforehand– both are factors that increase marriagesuccess.England and Wales (ONS, 2013)
England and Wales (ONS, 2013c)
North East
East Midlands
London
South West
South East
East
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
North West
Wales
190,419
303,528
563,470
371,780
576,657
388,364
372,498
363,197
514,154
220,281
9.1%
Region Number of People Percentage of theadult population
8.4%
8.8%
8.7%
8.5%
8.4%
8.4%
8.7%
9.2%
9%
In England and Wales the number and percentage of people not currently living in a couple following separation, legal divorce or civil - partnership dissolution breaks down as follows:
£46 billionis the estimated taxpayer costfrom family breakdown in 2013,through effects on health, extrahousing support, legal aid, lostwork hours and other relatedfactors.
The number of civil partnershipdissolutions granted in 2012 was 794, an increase of 20%on the 2011.
In 2010 -11, one third of allchildren aged 16 and under were not living with both oftheir birth parents.
There are 7.7million families with dependent children, of which:
4.7million (60%) are married couple families
1.2million (15%) are unmarried opposite sex couple families
1.9million (24.5%) are lone parent families
8,000 (0.04%) are civil partnered couple families
5,000 (0.03%) are same-sex cohabiting couple families.